on Detours, the fearlessly outspoken Sheryl Crowcontinues a journey of self-discovery that hasincreasingly appealed to both the head and the heart. Detours is a beautiful, personal journey written with as much passion and sung with as much feeling as only Sheryl can do. speaking of detours ... Next Friday will mark the 14-year anniversary of this column. We started in the Original TWT and it's been ond detour Iafter another...1a years in New York, a run with Q Texasand TXT, a move back to Texasand full circle to another incarnation of TWT. Edited by Jimmy R. Smith [email protected] A lot has happened musically in 14 years. We were just coming out of the Stock, Aitkin, Waterman era and the elder Bush back then. Techno was in full force and it was all about RealMcCoy,Crystal Waters, CftC Music Factory- Detours • • • and Ace of Base oye vay! Bolder and more free-spirited than ever, Sheryl Marking her reunion with Bill Bottrell, who Howtime flies so next week on the 14th marks Crow embarks on paths both deeply personal produced her sensational 1993 debut, Tuesday 14years...profound. and grandly global on Detours (Interscope/AftM Night Music Club, Detours wends its way across Records). Filled with songs about having and the pop musical landscape from the rockin' Sonow what? We'll gab next week..•;) holding, changing and letting go, about begin- "Shine Over Babylon" and acoustic folk "God nings, endings, and the roads between them, Bless This Mess" to the plaintive "Diamond Detours was inspired by "how I feel things are Ring." An out-of-the-blue telephone call from going in the world and what's happened to me Crow prompted a reconciliation with Bottrell the last couple of years," says the nine-time and brought him to the studio at her farm near Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter. Nashville to produce her sixth studio album. , Crow's lyrical signposts range from the demise Eachof her previous studio albums has charted Books· Magazines· Music CD's of a relationship, the adoption of a child (baby Top 10 and earned at least platinum certifica- UPPER DECK, C Wyatt, who guests on "Lullaby For Wyatt"), a tion. The seven times platinum Tuesday Night ,;;~ H~);J;J3L & BAR __ga .(~;;;,D/ J"/"',.'['/:~ ~/ ~~p'~, \.• ; 'd.J qA I» .c (".'"/1,A <1'? l ~;.,..\1 ,Q @"JJ ::I public bout with breast cancer to the war in Music Club hit #3 and earned three Grammys- r:.. - n Iraq ("Peace Be Upon Us," featuring Arabic lyr- -Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Best .2 iKOOim~OOilO~~l !!. ics sung by Ahmed Al Hirmi), environmental di- Female Pop Vocal Performance for the clas- <; ~~~[WJO~ ~ saster ("Gasoline" featuring Ben Harper), and sic "All I Wanna Do." The album also featured the ravaged New Orleans of Hurricane Katrina "Strong Enough," "Can't Cry Anymore," and eD L....'" '.~_...IIt t.",.· '.t.~~.;~:, "Leaving LasVegas." :e ("Love Is Free"). cS ~:~:J I" ~"",1,'1:""1"1 5CD- o~_,,..:,,,,,l. .i" ,ii!!' I 111 •• .,;.( ,",'_> ,I : l'll ,"~: ••• 1996's triple platinum Sheryl Crow (#6) =e ,",.~ I ~.~l.f>j.J • rn r- earned the Grammy for Best Rock Album c c and, for "If It Makes You Happy," Best eD 0- :::E :::!. Female Rock Vocal Performance. 1998's n 111 platinum The Globe Sessions (#5) also I rn ::I garnered the Best Rock Album Grammy, S as its "Everyday Is A Winding Road" and .e en "My Favorite Mistake" both reached the Pop Top 20. The new millennium brought 2002's platinum C'rnon C'mon (ti~), whose gold "Soak Up The Sun" peakedsin the Top 20 and "Steve McQueen" again nabbed her a Best Female Rock Vocal Performance rn Grammy. The 2003 greatest hits compila- tion, the four times platinum The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow, was also a #2 char- ter, featuring a new recording, a cover of Cat Stevens' "The First Cut Is The Deep- lIE UU,t est." 2005's platinum Wildflower (#2) $ UOOl3~mm~mo~ ~ featured the duet with Sting, "Always On (; Sa!AOW SHNOAO -SJa,SOd - a!Ja6un Your Side." TRIVIA GAME SHOW STARRING A IVANA TRAMP CASH PRIZE "Are You Smarter Than ADrag Queen" ~ ~ y~ QUALIFY EVERY TUESDAY I CIMA..J.••.•J.h..•.. TO VVIN THE FINAL GRAND Jfraur'LttW ·~lWI PRIZE OF tl:500 TWOSHOWS '.' 0DrMIt\iIll ...~~ ~ NIGHTLY AT ,~ "'\I~, 6:30&10PM f FINALS: 04/01 Ivana'::; Best Chest Contest at '10 pm CASH PRIZE Watch Ivana's new fun video at www.mickeysdallas.com ,.....,......~'i..~~~1C Houston Unites! DALLAS In March, the Houston Transgender Unity The Round-up Saloon continues the annual tradi- Committee joins with other local transgender tion of presenting its Easter Basket Auction on organizations in presenting Unity Month. During Sunday, March 16 from 7 pm until 2 am at the club, this month every year, members of the trans 3912 Cedar Springs. On hand will be a myriad of groups in the area encourage one another to par- fabulous baskets containing even more fabulous ticipate in the meetings and activities of the differ- gifts that you can bid on all that night. There are ent groups. encouraging a spirit of collaboration two nights of previews in The Parlor on Friday and and support. Unity Month events include meetings Saturday, March 14 - 15, and, best of all, all pro- of Helping TransGendersAnonymous, which meets ceeds from the Auction benefit the TGRA and The every Monday at 7 pm at the Havens Center at st. Nutrition Center of the Dallas ResourceCenter. For Stephen's EpiscopalChurch, 1827 W. Alabama; the more information, please contact the Round-up at Community Advisory Board, meeting every 214-522-9611. Thursday at 7 pm at the Houston GLBTCommunity Center, 3400 Montrose Blvd, Suite 207;) Tau Chi, The most OUTrageous game in town, gaybingo, the Houston chapter of Tri-Ess (Society for the takes place on the third Saturday of every month at Second Self,) which is hosting its monthly meeting the renowned Rose Room at S4, 3911 Cedar on Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 prn at My Dee Dee's Springs. This month's game features the theme of Pie Shoppe & Deli, 301 W. Gulf Bank Road and Dead Celebs and continues to present the leg- which will feature attorney and activist PhylliS endary Patti Le Plae Safe and her band of Bingo Randolph Frye, who will speak about transgender Verifying Divas (BVD's) in a fun-filled and riotous legal issuesduring the meeting; the Houston chap- evening of B-4's and G-32's that are sure to leave ter of the Texas Association of Transgender you begging for more. Doors open at 5 pm, and Support (TATS,) which will meet on Saturday, the games begin at 6 pm. 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